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Pat Carry
 Post subject: 69 years ago today......
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Let us never forget the soldiers fighting to hang on for their lives in the Ardennes, Belgium some 69 years ago today. Of course history would call this battle, The Battle of the Bulge.

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Two Uncles KIA :(

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Pat, if I remember correctly, this battle was the only time my dad flew multi missions on the same day.
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....and the first combat mission for Republic P47D-28-RA 229150 'Dottie Mae' of the 511FS, 405FG 9AF. Went onto participate in nearly 100 combat missions and damaged 3/4 times. Being restored to fly at Airframe Assemblies in ID. About 1 year left so maybe this time next year - 70 Anniversary of first mission :D

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george wrote:
Pat, if I remember correctly, this battle was the only time my dad flew multi missions on the same day.
587 BS, 394 BG, 9th AF

Interesting for sure!

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